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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Helen Tait

location_onDurham, DH1 4QB

language Visit Website phone 1913847331

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

415

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Durham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Durham, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 402 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #51 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #3,920 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 60%

Reading95% LA 72%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths95% LA 72%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading95% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading92% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.6

-0.5 to 2.6

0.2

Write

LA -0.1

-1.3 to 1.7

2.0

Maths

LA -0.9

0.6 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing98% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 2.9

0.8

Write

LA 0.6

-0.7 to 2.3

1.4

Maths

LA 0.1

0.0 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 67%

Reading98% LA 77%

Writing98% LA 78%

Maths95% LA 78%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.7

0.8 to 3.8

0.3

Write

LA 0.6

-1.2 to 1.8

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.9 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 February 2022

Inspection Report

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23 September 2010

Inspection Report

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12 January 2009

Inspection Report

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02 November 2005

Inspection Report

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03 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-02-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2009-01-12

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2005-11-02

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 402 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	402	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	396	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	395	5	1.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	391	6	1.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	396	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	416	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	415	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	414	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	417	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	423	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils